As Ron Cassidy’s Owyhee Heights balloon takes flight, the gas jet roars, super heating the air inside. The sound soon becomes an afterthought as the stunning sight of the Lower Yakima Valley’s rolling ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York museum that feared a helium shortage would sink plans to launch a Civil War-style balloon said Monday it’s found a supplier in Macy’s. The retailer whose ...

This video tests a wild idea: using helium balloons to catch fish, and the results are surprisingly real. You will see the setup, the lift, and the hilarious moment the bait drifts into perfect ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Mesquite Gaming hosted its annual Mesquite Balloon Festival over the weekend. The festival kicked off at 7:30 a.m. Friday-Sunday with a balloon launch at the Oasis parking lot.

NEW YORK – It’ll never rank up there with turkey and pumpkin pie, but for millions of Americans the Thanksgiving experience just wouldn’t be the same without ... helium. For 364 days of the year, the ...

Hundreds of multicolored balloons used Thursday to launch a balloonist for a trans-Atlantic crossing look like a page taken from the script of the movie "Up." Instead of using a conventional hot-air ...